Police: 2 arrested in "cowardly" gang slaying

OCEANSIDE  Two men who were arrested in August as suspects in an Oceanside stabbing now each face a murder charge in what police said is believed to be a connected gang-related slaying.

David Lemoe Tua, 30, and Roland Isaac Seau, 23, both former Oceanside residents, were booked Friday evening on suspicion of murder in the death of Louigie Bermas, 21, Oceanside police Lt. Aaron Doyle said.

His body was found Aug. 14 on Arthur Avenue near East Parker Street. The cause of death has not been released.

Police said Bermas had been with another person when the two were apparently confronted.

In a statement, Doyle called the death a “cowardly murder.” He said Bermas was not believed to have been affiliated with any gang.

Tua and Seau were previously arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the stabbing of Randy Lozano, who was found injured about a block away.

According to an online obituary, Bermas was born in the Philippines and was survived by his parents and other relatives.